Data & Directories

Charts

  • U.S. tops growth list 1 of 10
  • Long/short loss 2 of 10
  • Vaulting volume 3 of 10
  • Building bonds 4 of 10
  • Going for gold 5 of 10
  • Fed asset changes 6 of 10
  • The worst of both 7 of 10
  • Smooth sailing for cat bonds 8 of 10
  • Still high on high-yield 9 of 10
  • In the long run we're all dead ... 10 of 10

The Largest Retirement Plans: P&I 1,000

Ranked by total assets, in U.S. millions, as of Sept. 30, 2008.

Rank Sponsor Assets
1 California Public Employees $214,556
2 Federal Retirement Thrift $210,609
3 California State Teachers $147,185
4 New York State Common $138,425
5 Florida State Board $118,673
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The Largest Money Managers

Ranked by total worldwide institutional assets under management, in millions, as of Dec. 31, 2008.

Rank Manager Assets
1 State Street Global Advisors $1,236,250
2 Barclays Global Investors $1,149,185
3 BlackRock $1,089,356
4 BNY Mellon Asset Management $814,337
5 Fidelity Investments $762,522
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The Largest International/Global Managers

Managers ranked by combined international/global accounts managed for worldwide institutional clients, in U.S. millions, as of March 31, 2009.

Rank Manager Assets
1 Barclays Global $605,578
2 State Street Global Advisors $432,441
3 PIMCO $232,333
4 BlackRock $231,459
5 BNP Paribas Investment $206,034
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Consultant Directory

Ranked by worldwide institutional, tax-exempt advisory assets, in millions, as of June 30, 2008.

Rank Firm Assets
1 Mercer Investment Consulting $3,600,000
2 Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting $2,000,000
3 Callan Associates Inc. $1,365,944
4 Cambridge Associates LLC $1,188,000
5 Ennis Knupp + Associates $837,000
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The Largest Real Estate Investment Managers

Ranked by taxable/tax-exempt assets, in millions, as of June 30, 2008.

Rank Manager Total taxable /
tax-exempt assets
1 ING Clarion/ING RE $150,276
2 Prudential Real Estate $71,356
3 Morgan Stanley $44,012
4 TIAA-CREF $42,751
5 RREEF Alternative $42,690
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The Largest Defined Contribution Managers

Ranked by total U.S. institutional, tax-exempt defined contribution assets under management, in millions, as of Dec. 31, 2007.

Rank Manager Assets
1 Fidelity Investments $548,307
2 TIAA-CREF $396,626
3 Capital Research & Management Co. $343,000
4 Vanguard Group Inc. $320,298
5 Barclays Global Investors $221,159
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DC Service Providers

Ranked by assets in millions, as of March 31, 2009.

Rank Record Keeper Assets
1 Fidelity Investments $635,593
2 TIAA-CREF $264,827
3 ING $237,007
4 Hewitt Associates $192,234
5 Vanguard Group $187,480
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Today’s Markets

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Emerging Markets Webcast

Tuesday, November 9, 2009

Cynthia Steer of Rogers Casey and George Hoguet from SSGA discuss the new asset class of choice - Emerging Markets

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Featured Web Seminars

Join Northern Trust experts in a conversation about monitoring and managing alternative asset risk in the context of today's market volatility and challenging liquidity environment.

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December 2, 2009 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Securities lending has emerged from the credit crisis with renewed focus on transparency and risk. Following increased review by regulators, the industry is preparing for further changes.

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Face to Face

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Working the angles: Face to face with Roger Gray

The new CIO of USS discusses his plan to boost the pension fund's allocation to hedge funds and other alternative investments, taking cash out of public equities to fund the move to a "more liability-aware stance and a more diversified asset allocation."

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